"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Informed of ( অবহিত ) I was not informed of your misfortune.
  • Search of ( অনুসন্ধানে ব্যস্ত ) They are in search of nice bird.
  • Die by ( মারা যাওয়া (বিষ) ) He died by poison.
  • Offensive to ( বিরক্তিকর ) This acrid smell is offensive to me.
  • Annoyed with ( বিরক্ত (ব্যক্তি) ) I was annoyed with him for being late.
  • Grateful to ( কৃতজ্ঞ (ব্যক্তি) ) I am grateful to you for your help.

Idioms:

  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.
  • Take to heart ( মর্মাহত হওয়া ) He took his remark to heart.
  • Fish out of water ( অস্বস্তিকর অবস্থায় ) When he came to the village, he felt like a fish out of water.
  • Turn a deaf ear to ( মনোযোগ না দেওয়া ) He turned a deaf ear to my proposal.
  • Ins and outs ( খুঁটিনাটি সব কিছু ) I know the ins and outs of the matter.
  • Up and downs ( উন্থানপতন ) There are ups and downs in a man's life.